“Bust of Emperor Charles V” ( German: Büste Kaiser Karls V ) - a sculptural bronze portrait by Italian sculptor Leone Leoni (1509-1590). Created from around 1555 . It is stored in the at the Museum of the History of Art , Vienna (in.number UK 5504).
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| Leone leoni | ||
| Bust of Emperor Charles V. OK. 1555 | ||
| him. Büste Kaiser Karls V | ||
| bronze . Height 112 | ||
| Vienna , Museum of the History of Art | ||
The portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) is depicted on the bust. The portrait of the emperor looks natural, with his shoulders down and a thoughtful gaze directed into the distance. The realism is so great that the bust is made empty, like armor. The armor corresponds to those used by Charles V at the Battle of Mülberg in 1547 (they are now in the Armory in Madrid ). The image of the emperor is supported by Hercules , Minerva and the imperial eagle - intentional references to the ancient Roman busts of the era of the Roman Empire .
To create a portrait of Charles V Leone, Leoni arrived in Brussels from Milan .
Literature
- Conrad Schlegel. Museum of Art History. Vein. Kunstkamera, Vienna. - London: CHBeck / Scala Publishers Ltd, 2013 .-- 128 p. - (Museums of the world). - ISBN 978-3-406-64752-9 .